2022 readings

Yikes the last book I posted about was at the end of September, and how fitting that it's No Longer Human ha... 

I was totally surprised, like pikachu shook level, that feeling depressed meant I could not read books. Could not as in no motivation, no interest, and a complete lack of concentration to actually not be able to read. Not even manga! I still tabs of 3 series I mean to read (Beastars, Tokyo Revengers, and Martial Arts Masters <- alright this one is a webnovel but by my fav author!) open for months.

But I did recently finish Status and Style. Also surprised that it's a rather rigorous non-fiction that managed to win over depression. It is by the author of Ametora which is like legendary in #menswear, and entirely the reason why I was initially interested. No part in particular stood out to me, but overall a topic I'm glad to have read. It does deepen my appreciation for like...rap lyrics lol.

Then I picked a terrible follow-up, Salmon Wars. Not that it's badly written in any way. It's even on a topic I tend to read about (big agribusiness and social/environmental impacts). But boy is it depressing to read. I will probably finish it by pacing myself...(I did finish, what an accomplishment).

But here is the list of all the books I read earlier in the year! Definitely accomplished my goal of 35+ books~

1. The Overcoat - Nikolai Gogol
2. Telling Lies - Paul Ekman
3. Big Summer - Jennifer Wiener
4. Glorious Frazzled Beings - Angelique Lalonde
5. Like Water for Chocolate - Laura Esquivel
6. A Deadly Education - Naomi Novik
7. You Are Eating a Orange, You Are Naked - Sheung-King
8. We Want What We Want - Alix Ohlin
9. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone - Lori Gottlieb
10. How to Pronounce Knife - Souvankham Thammavongsa
11. Speak, Silence - Kim Echlin
12. The Strangers - Katherena Vermette
13. Barely Functional Adult - Meichi Ng
14. Crying in H Mart - Michelle Zauner
15. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
16. Life in the City of Dirty Water - Clayton Thomas-Muller
17. The Border - Erika Fatland
18. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
19. Between Two Fires - Joshua Yaffa
20. Attached - Amir Levine
21. The Three-Body Problem - Cixin Liu
22. Depression Hates a Moving Target - Nita Sweeny
23. Portrait of a Thief - Grace D. Li
24. Pachinko - Min Jin Lee
25. Toxic Positivity - Whitney Goodman
26. The Final Empire - Brandon Sanderson
27. Olga Dies Dreaming - Xochitl Gonzalez
28. The Last Graduate - Naomi Novik
29. Marry Him - Lori Gottlieb
30. From Triggered to Tranquil - Susan Campbell
31. Leviathan Wakes - James. S. A. Corey
32. Between Two Kingdoms - Suleika Jaouad
33. Dopesick - Beth Macy
34. Minor Feelings - Cathy Park Hong
35. How High We Go in the Dark - Sequoia Nagamatsu
36. No Longer Human - Omasu Dazai
37. The Dark Forest - Cixin Liu
38. Emotional - Leonard Mlodinow
39. Why We Sleep - Matthew Walker
40. The Well of Ascension - Brandon Sanderson 
41. Polysecure - Jessica Fern
42. Status and Culture - W. David Marx
43. Salmon War - Douglas Frantz & Catherine Collins
44. Hyperbole and a Half - Allie Brosh
45. The Bastard's Betrayal - Katee Robert 
46. Death's End - Cixin Liu